I Guess We Missed Summer

We'll catch everyone up soon. Quick rundown:

Norah did a GREAT job getting her eyes checked. So great that the doctor could tell she needs glasses. So you'll see pictures of her in glasses soon. (That's why I took her out to ice cream)

Haddon turned 4, and we celebrated with a sweet Pirate-themed birthday. I will say that his cake was the coolest cake I've ever made.

We went on vacation to Sunriver with Casey's side of the family.

We welcomed new niece Kylie Marie. She's amazing.

My sister and brother-in-law got their referral for their baby girl from Ethiopia. We're praying that she will be able to come home by the end of the year. I'll tell you about how I broke down at work, and had people staring at me when I got that call... oh wait I just did.

I'm working nearly full-time at LensCrafters (where I heard said news of my new niece), and Casey is getting closer and closer to finishing his masters. I was able to go down to The Master's College and sit in on some of his classes and meet some of his classmates that he's been talking about.


You know you want to read all about it! So, stay tuned. Maybe you'll be able to read about all this by Christmas! Woo-hoo!

Cinco de Mayo

On May 5th we made maracas. I took little boxes of yogurt covered raisins (plain raisins will stick together and not shake), glued then together with a craft stick in between, wrapped them up, and let the kids decorate one each.

Then we proceeded to form a band. Haddon did some conducting. He's amazing.

Hi. Welcome to Cold Stone.

Can you guess why I took Norah to Cold Stone?

Easter

This is our attempt at a family picture on Easter. Notice the not-so-clean home. Norah's birthday party was on that Saturday, and then we had Resurrection Sunday.

It was a whirlwind weekend for us, but it was a lovely time to remember once again the glorious riches we have in Christ.

Happy Birthday to Norah!

Wow. We figure it's all over from here on out. Norah is five. Next is kindergarten, and then things will snowball from there. Before we know it, she'll be learning to drive and looking at colleges.

The theme: Fairies.

The place: Pietro's Pizza Parlor

It was incredibly busy. I'm not sure what happened. Last year we held her party at the same place, and it was lovely. This year, the place was packed and we had about 15 unexpected guests- wanted, but unexpected! So we were crammed it, and although the adults felt the squeeze, the kids were oblivious to it. They just had fun. Because it was so tight, the pictures are limited. We were more concerned with crowd control! Sorry!

Smile!

During Haddon's evaluation, one of the doctors commented that our son didn't smile much...

What do you think? We're thinking that he just wasn't that thrilled with being in a doctor's office for over 3 hours, but that's just us.

Norah Turned Five

Although I'm unable to post all the pictures from Norah's birthday party right now, (which was in the beginning of April, thankyouverymuch!) I can still give you a preview:



That's right. You can say it, "Awww." That is one adorable Garden Talent Fairy!

Can you guess her birthday party's theme?